This chapter discusses methods for incorporating DNA barcode information into formal taxonomic descriptions. We first review what a formal description entails and then discuss previous attempts to incorporate barcode information into taxonomic descriptions. Several computer programs are listed that extract diagnostics from DNA barcode data. Finally, we examine a test case (Astraptes taxonomy).
Keywords: Diagnostics; IUCN; Species descriptions; Taxonomy.
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